North Carolina State University will lead a national
nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people
monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it,
the National Science Foundation announced today.
The NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced
Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST), to be
headquartered on NC State’s Centennial Campus, is a joint effort between NC
State and partner institutions Florida International University, Pennsylvania
State University and the University of Virginia. The center, funded by an
initial five-year $18.5 million grant from NSF, also includes five affiliated
universities and about 30 industry partners in its global research consortium.